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The Bulldog Palace Leidseplein 17, Amsterdam |
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| Street | Leidseplein |  |
| District | Southern Main Canals | |
| Town | Amsterdam | |
| Province | Noord Holland | |
| Postcode | 1017 PS | |
| Telephone | 0031 (0)20 6271908 | |
| Open | daily 09:00-01:00 | |
| Map | Amsterdam Map ref: B9 | |
| bullmail@bulldognl | ||
| "Official" Site | www.bulldog.nl/cs_leidseplein.htm and www.bulldog.nl |
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There are a, McDonalds-style, chain of Bulldogs across the city including the original Bulldog in the Red Light District. Each one has a different theme.
Other Bulldogs:
Energy,
Lounge,
Mack,
Rockshop and
All Sports Cafe.
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Dan from England. Sent 19 Sep 2005.
Luke from USA. Sent 24 Mar 2005.
I can tell you, how rude these people are that work here, I tried to ask the guy working for a coffee or something and he wouldn't even talk to me, or take my order, just ignored me and the people around kept staring at me, I went in there very polite also, I tipped a 2 euro to the lady selling just to be nice even tho she didn't deserve it at all. I was looking at the menu when she kept tellin me to hurry up. So she sold me way over the limit she was supposed to also. I got 4 joints of White Widow, a 2.3 gram sack of Purple Haze, and 2 grams of hash. all equalled to 30$ for me so it was a good deal even tho they were scumming pricks. I recommend no one to stop at this tourist bullshit. I enjoyed the more local coffeeshops way more, as they had better products and friendlier people.
JR from Ireland. Sent 11 Mar 2005.
This was the most over the top, out of place, touristy hole in the wall we went to. They have beer upstairs, and karaoke (if you're into that, I am not). What can I say, it was the last place of the night and was within perfect stumbling distance from our hotel. Sometimes that's all you need from a shop. Didn't buy here.
Mary from USA. Visited 2-8 Nov. Sent 9 Nov 2004.
Please! What a tourist trap. The weed sucks bigtime. I got some pre-rolled (sorry, but it was!) shit, last year on my birthday (this same time). God what a mistake! It was worse than anything I have ever smoked here in the US and you know that's pretty bad! It was harsh and nasty and put me in a pissy mood for my birthday! Didn't make the mistake of doing it again this birthday trip. Good news though Bulldog, your hot choc w/whipped cream isn't bad at all. More bad news, come on guys, what is with the computers? Went there after the Steve Earle and the Dukes concert and all 6 were just completely whack! Couldn't email anyone and my feet hurt too bad to walk elsewhere! Sorry Bulldog but you are rapidly dropping from my list of anything! Neat shirts and yes, I do wear one even after all of the crappy comments! Hey, just keepin' it real!
Georgie from England. Sent 11 Sep 2004.
I love this place so much, the service is great and friendly, the guy behind the bar with the shaved head made us feel most welcome. The bud is lovely, and there's a great selection of drinks - the milkshakes and hot chocolate are lush! The music was pretty cool too. I can sit in there for endless hours feeling so chilled out, I love the atmosphere in there. Makes me sad to come back to England! :'( I also went there in march and unfortunately whiteyed, which was a bit embarrassing but a nice lady gave me some sugared water and made sure I was ok. Can't wait to return!
Doody from USA. Visited May 26 - June 7 '04. Sent 3 Sep 2004.
This is a fun place to hang, but bring your own smoke from somewhere else. The weed here is high in price and questionable in quality, but the outside terras seating is amazing! Right on the Leidseplein, there is always something going on, and you can catch a nachtbus till 3am. There is an upper club type bar that gets very crowded with mostly tourists from all over the world. There are bouncers, but they were very friendly to me. Downstairs is another bar, the gift shop, and the weed counter, didn't try any while I was there. The bartender was very nice and gave ma a nice stiff drink. Great place to hang outside, enjoy a drink and a smoke, and watch the wonderful world of Amsterdam go by.
Craig from UK. Sent 26 Aug 2004.
Not a bad little venue. Stumbled across this on the way back to my hotel one night and requested a weed pre-rolled, but unfortunately they had none left. I had a nice hash one and a juice, seemed like a nice enough vibe in the place.
Andy from UK. Visited Jul/Aug 04. Sent 23 Aug 2004.
Was ok. Bouncers were pretty rude and wouldn't let us buy anything from the downstairs weed area as they were closing at 3am and it was 2.45am. 15 mins is long enough? We sat out the front and smoked with a ginger American kid who was on ecstacy. Nice seats.
Greg from Netherlands. Sent 11 Aug 2004.
I have to admit, why I live in Holland, is because every person at the Bulldog wishes they could live in Holland. Prices are high 2.80 for a hash or skunk joint. The weed was small, and pricey the hash was the same as everyone else. Hard to get a drink when it is so crowded. This is the place to be in Amsterdam smoking. I would rather sit outside on good weather day, and watch the people, hard to roll though wind blows so hard. If you buy a hasj joint for 2.80 and a bottle of water that's only a 5 er and you can watch the people, trams, and all of Amsterdam passing by. 10 out of 10, this location rules.
SummerDam Boys from UK. Visited 01/08/04. Sent 9 Aug 2004.
Situated in a great location next to the Satellite Sports Café on the Leidesplein. A more commercial touristy shop comprising of a bar upstairs and the coffeeshop downstairs. As it used to be a police station the old jail cells make up part of the coffeeshop, there's one with a massive plant next to 2 jail style benches - this combined with the awful 80's music being piped through made it a proper "hell in a cell" experience!! Wouldn't recommend buying weed from here tho.
Darren from UK. Sent 28 Mar 2004.
On the whole this place is just like a main chain pub like we have back here in the U.K. It's very expensive 8/9 euros for most shots and around 4 euros for a plain coke whereas you can go a few coffee shops down and get a coke for 2 euros! Inside was ok, plenty of space, loud music and a pool table in the back. The weed shop down stairs was packed out and we decided not to go in as the bouncer was moody which put us off totally!
Natasha from UK. Sent 20 Jan 2004.
Fun place to hang out, as was a police station and still has the cells.
Si from England. Sent 2 Sep 2003.
The Bulldog was the first and best coffee shop I went to on my first time there.
I had some amazing times and met some amazing people, Robbie the teacher and Jack the commando being the most memorable and even the black kid that whited out and fell over against my stool (you know who you are...LOL).
The smoke was great and so were the staff.
The only bad time I had there was the second to last time I went and that was only because of my mardy girlfriend which I ditch the minute the plane landed back in the UK, ruined the vibe totally!!!
But all that aside it's my base coffee shop and it's the closest to my regular place of lodging.
I'd have to give this one a high recommend to anyone going there, the only thing that I didn't like the last time I was there was the bouncer on the door with the frisking fingers and the metal detector but once past the goon all was well and good.
It'll be the first stop on my next savage step into the vortex that is the 'Dam in 30 long and now dragging days.
Rob from UK. Sent 6 Jul 2003.
Went in on a Friday and Saturday afternoon - the place alternated between quiet and busy, but never packed out. The old guy behind the smoke counter was a bit gruff, but still helped be out in choosing something pre-rolled that my girlfriend and I would like after a break of a couple of years. Bought a couple of coffees and milkshakes (great, but not as good as at Rusland) and spent a couple of happy hours feeling nice and mellow.
Well recommended, but because of it's name, it will attract the football crowd - don't be put off.
Matthew from UK. Sent 10 Jun 2003.
The worst of all. Waiters rude, keep putting you off your vibe. Did not even sit down before they demanded I bought a drink. Crappy bar, crappy waiters, crappy gear. Unless sunny and you want to watch the shows in the square whilst getting high on other coffee shop gear. 0/10.
TG from UK. Sent 4 Apr 2003.
This was the first coffeeshop I ever went into in Amsterdam as we were
staying in the area and it is the most obvious one as you get off the tram!
The best experience I had here though, was the day when England played
Argentina in the 2002 world cup. My friend and I managed to pack our
girlfriends off shopping for the day and we started off at Grasshopper 2 and
then moved on to Rookies, picking up some charas along the way. We got into
the Bulldog about an hour before kick-off and bagged a prime location by the
front windows. The upstairs bar area is big, with lots of screens and pool
tables at the back. The place got VERY busy during the game and I would
imagine it is a similar story any time there is football on. I had recently
broken my leg and was in a wheelchair (surreal in Amsterdam, believe me!!!)
and I had random people going to the bar for me so I would definitely vouch
for the service!!!! I have bought weed from here a few times and have not
been overly impressed. I remember something about buying a ready rolled hash
joint but by that stage the final whistle had gone and we were having to get
our girlfriends to skin up for us as we were incapable! The mentality of the
Englishman abroad prevails here but I didn't find it to be offensive or 'in
you face'. It is the kind of place you would go to if you have either a)
just checked into your hotel, which is in the area, and you have never been
to Amsterdam before and are looking for a smoke or b) you are looking for a
open, chilled, bar style environment to start or end the night with. FACT:
You will always find a group of very stoned and red-eyed British lads in
this place, no matter what time you go.
Mark from USA. Sent 18 Feb 2003.
There are several Bulldogs, but this seems to be the biggest of the chain, the smoke is good, but the prices are
higher.
I ordered 2 grams of White Widow, for 18 Euro, and it was really good.
The place has a bar upstairs, and the smokeshop is downstairs, nice decor and helpful staff
John from USA. Visited December 2002. Sent 2 Jan 2003.
Conveniently located in the Leidsplein area, adjacent to the Holland
Casino, where we went most every evening we were in A'dam, I stumbled in the
Bull Dog Palace the fifth of December "St. Nicholas Day" for my first visit
to this tourist shop. Having made two other purchases earlier this day from
award winning weed shops, all of which were too wet to roll pure joints, I
approached the dealer and asked what he had that was dry enough to roll
pure. Digging through the stash box he found some White Widow or Haze, damn
the short term memory loss, that fit the bill. I found this to be acceptable
and surprisingly inexpensive for a tourist shop. 3 gr. 12 Euro. I returned
each evening there after a total of 3 more times, two of which I made only a
drink purchase and rolled/smoked a joint and always found a friendly nod
from the dealer and excellent service from the wait staff. While the two
purchases I made here were not Cup winning prospects, I found them to be
quite acceptable for the price.
Tom and Clairey from UK. Visited 9 - 12 Aug 2002. Sent 14 Aug 2002.
Plenty of room with decent tunes, this is a very popular place amongst us from the UK but unfortunately we found the selection to be limited to pretty much only sensimellia
choices, which ain't all bad but we like to try different strains of weed and hash.
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ACD rating 65% (Click here for info on ratings) | |
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Member of the BCD (Bond van Cannabis Detaillisten) Cannabis Retailers Assoc. | |
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Rated as one of Amsterdam's Top 40 Coffeeshops by Kip in his book 'Mellow Pages' | |
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